Time for Trump to Cut the Prince Loose? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Was the assassination of JFK by Lee Harvey Oswald still getting as much media coverage three weeks after his death as it did that first week after Nov. 22, 1963? Not as I recall.
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October 23, 2018
October 19, 2018
Caravan Puts Trump Legacy on the Line By Patrick J. Buchanan
Our mainstream media remain consumed with the grisly killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, and how President Donald Trump will deal with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
October 19, 2018
Can Anti-Trump Hatred Carry the House for Democrats? By Michael Barone
"I have some thoughts on 'enthusiasm' and the election," tweeted Amy Walter, the Cook Political Report's ace analyst of House races. What I and, I suspect, others expected to follow was a discussion of how voters' enthusiasm, positive or negative, tends to determine who wins elections, especially in off-year elections, when turnout is more variable.
October 18, 2018
The Drive for 25: An updated seat-by-seat analysis of the House By Kyle Kondik
Democrats closing in on majority but it's not a sure thing.
October 17, 2018
Sinking Sleaze-Bob Menendez By Michelle Malkin
The metaphors don't get any better (or worse) than this:
October 17, 2018
Shut Up, They Explain By John Stossel
Gloria Alvarez, the young woman from Guatemala I wrote about last week, just got blocked by Facebook. Why? Because she criticizes socialism.
October 16, 2018
Trump's North American Trade Triumph By Stephen Moore
For those on the left and right who were certain that President Donald Trump's presidency meant the end of global free trade ... think again. Though Trump's critics have dismissed the significance of the new Mexico and Canada trade deal, it's hard to deny that it is a welcome advance for the economy of the entire continent.
October 16, 2018
Should US-Saudi Alliance Be Saved? By Patrick J. Buchanan
Over the weekend Donald Trump warned of "severe punishment" if an investigation concludes that a Saudi hit team murdered Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul.
October 13, 2018
How Brett Kavanaugh Framed Himself as a Martyr to the #MeToo Movement By Ted Rall
Innocent until proven guilty.
October 12, 2018
Don't Look for Civility Unless Democrats Win in November By Michael Barone
"You cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for, what you care about," Hillary Clinton told CNN last Tuesday. Her words cannot be taken literally, for you can be civil if you want to; they're a statement that she doesn't want to.
October 11, 2018
Midterm Update: North Dakota Goes to Leans Republican, Giving the Republicans a Clearer Edge in the Senate By Kyle Kondik
Because we know readers want to see the up-to-the-minute state of play, we’re going to be publishing our Senate and gubernatorial maps, along with our House ratings tables, at the top of the Crystal Ball each week from here to the election. One can also always find our ratings at our Crystal Ball site as well as the UVA Center for Politics-Ipsos Political Atlas, which also features projections based on poll-based modeling and social media metrics.
October 9, 2018
Ending the Credit Rating Agency Racket By Stephen Moore
This month marks the 10-year anniversary of the housing market meltdown that led to the Great Recession. Is another crisis looming around the corner?
October 9, 2018
Casualty Lists From the Kavanaugh Battle By Patrick J. Buchanan
After a 50-year siege, the great strategic fortress of liberalism has fallen. With the elevation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, the Supreme Court seems secure for constitutionalism -- perhaps for decades.
October 8, 2018
Democrats' Foul Tactics on Kavanaugh May Come Back to Bite Them By Michael Barone
"I can't think of a more embarrassing scandal for the United States Senate since the McCarthy hearings," said Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn as then-Judge Brett Kavanaugh testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the afternoon of Sept. 27, "and the question was asked, 'Have you no sense of decency?'"
October 6, 2018
Trump Has Revolutionized Politics. Can Democrats Catch Up? By Ted Rall
Donald Trump may last; he may go away. But the influence of his revolutionary approach to American politics will endure. What he learned and taught about campaigning will be studied and emulated for years to come. Social media matters. In 2016, his free Twitter feed defeated Hillary Clinton's $1.2 billion fundraising juggernaut.
October 5, 2018
We Are All Deplorables Now By Patrick J. Buchanan
Four days after he described Christine Blasey Ford, the accuser of Judge Brett Kavanaugh, as a "very credible witness," President Donald Trump could no longer contain his feelings or constrain his instincts.
October 4, 2018
Ratings Changes: House, Senate, and Governor By Kyle Kondik
Democrats inching closer to magic number in House, poised to net several governorships; Senate battle murky as Kavanaugh effect uncertain
October 3, 2018
Investigate the Senate Democrat Wrecking Machine By Michelle Malkin
How did we get here? The Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination circus didn't happen by accident. The emergence of incredible -- and by "incredible," I mean the literal Merriam-Webster definition of "too extraordinary and improbable to be believed" -- accusers in the 11th hour was no mistake.
